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caballer

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English

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Etymology

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From cabal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈbælɚ/, /kəˈbɑːlɚ/

Noun

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caballer (plural caballers)

  1. One who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.
    • 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      a close caballer and tongue-valiant lord

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for caballer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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